Hey everyone!

[tom4bren]

My Proton has less than 40K on it so I can't really speak to the longevity of the engine.

"Also, what kind of complications are there with getting payment/title? is it all trust based?"

It doesn't have to be trust based. You should create your own sales agreement to be signed by both parties. It doesn't have to be in a high level of legal jargon. Just make sure all of the issues are mentioned.

Once mine was shipped from MO to VA & the title came by registered mail, it still took several weeks to get the title transferred to my name (there was still a lien against the title - it had been paid off but the lien was never removed). The sales agreement had a statement in it that the seller was responsible to ensure the title was transferrable so he had to get a letter of lien satisfaction from the lien holder. The sales agreement also had a statement that the seller was responsible for ensuring that the vehicle could be picked up by the transport company (that helped too).

[logman]

Thanks for the information. When I first purchased my VW the owner had a standing lien on the car, and wow... I can't tell you how annoyed I was by the amount of time it took to have it satisfied, and removed from the title.

I'm hoping to avoid that at all costs this time.

My brother is a mechanic, and I guess he's done quite a bit of work on similar engines. Worst case scenario I have to rebuild the engine.. I'm always up for a good learning experience after tearing my TDI apart 3 times for upgrades/cleaning.

Thanks for all the help guys, I really appreciate it.

[tom4bren]

"after tearing my TDI apart 3 times for upgrades/cleaning"

you & etlsport will get along just fine he always seems to have pix ready for almost any upgrade you're after.

[don moore]

I just picked up a perfect VX in Cali. its like new..115k on it ...sounds and runs perfect./.....you should be able to tell if it was well taken care of .